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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghost Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento dives in and grabs Rider's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rider pushes down on Nascimento's head and hops out.
Nascimento shoots in but Rider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nascimento shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rider pinned against the cage. Rider gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ghost Rider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Nascimento.
Nascimento circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nascimento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rider sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rider shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rider wants to stand but Nascimento has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nascimento tries to get to full guard but Rider has control of the leg.
Rider gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento wants to clinch but Rider slips to the side
and Rider counters with an outside leg kick.
Nascimento tries to keep at a distance but Rider has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nascimento wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nascimento throws an elbow but it misses.
Rider tightens his grip and picks Nascimento up, before dumping him to the ground. Nascimento manages to land in guard.
Nascimento looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rider has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nascimento is proving hard to escape from.
Rider controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rider wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Nascimento working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rider doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rider manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rider has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nascimento looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider looking to pass the guard.
Rider slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rider has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rider wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Nascimento controlling Rider's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ghost Rider just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rider rushes Nascimento and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider throws a head kick that misses.
Nascimento closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rider counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento looking to control.
Rider preventing the sweep.
Rider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nascimento on the ground.
Rider looking to pass the guard.
Rider trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nascimento looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nascimento being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghost Rider dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nascimento gets a clinch.
Rider has Nascimento pressed against the cage, preventing Nascimento from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rider avoids a wild elbow strike from Nascimento.
Nascimento drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rider tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rider has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nascimento is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rider shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nascimento napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rider's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nascimento looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rider stands up from half guard.
Rider has closed the distance and engaged Nascimento in a clinch.
Nascimento managing to block the knees to the body from Rider.
Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rider fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghost Rider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nascimento falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rider moves into the clinch.
Nascimento is working for takedown but Rider is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rider gets underhooks to prevent Nascimento's takedown attempt.
Nascimento takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rider manages to break the clinch.
Rider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rider.
Rider circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rider counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nascimento is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nascimento counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rider wants to clinch
and Nascimento moves into the clinch.
Nascimento is working for takedown but Rider is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rider feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nascimento wants to stand and escape but Rider is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nascimento with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Rider can't handle though.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Rider from controlling successfully.
Rider avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nascimento looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghost Rider dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nascimento fails with the takedown
and Rider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rider.
Rider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento wants to clinch
and Rider counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nascimento's guard now.
Rider trying to control the position from guard on top but Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rider throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nascimento works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rider wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nascimento throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nascimento is looking for a triangle but Rider pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider stays in close to Nascimento's body and controls the position.
Rider wants to control from the top but Nascimento keeps moving.
Rider is really struggling to control Nascimento but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nascimento pulls Rider in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Rider from controlling successfully.
Nascimento lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rider!
A nice elbow there by Nascimento.
BOOM! Nascimento connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nascimento with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Nascimento connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nascimento pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nascimento controlling the pace for now.
Rider wants to control but Nascimento is having none of it.
Rider is desperately trying to improve his position but Nascimento has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rider in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nascimento lands with some strikes.
Nascimento is working for a guillotine from mount but Rider frees his head quite easily.
Nascimento can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rider is looking to escape.
Rider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Nascimento.
Well Rider has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghost Rider!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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